The Chinese Government's reply is as follows:—
Peking, Nov. 23.
The communication of the Acting People's Representative of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Karakhan, of the Soviet Government of Russia at Moscow, has been duly received by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China from the hands of Major-General Chang Shih-lin, Delegate of the former Bureau. of Frontier Defence. The contents of this communication have received the attention of the Chinese Government and particularly the principle of international equality and reciprocity. By virtue of the many thousands of miles of common frontier, the relations between China and Russia naturally should be of the closest nature, history as well as geography fortifying this claim. The Chinese Government is, therefore, anxiously awaiting the earliest
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